Karpov

American

[kahr-pawf, -pof, kahr-puhf] / ˈkɑr pɔf, -pɒf, ˈkɑr pəf /

noun

Anatoly born 1951, Russian chess player.

Karpov British

/ ˈkarpəf /

noun

Anatoly (anaˈtɔlij). born 1951, Russian chess player and politician: world champion (1975–85); FIDE world champion (1993–99); member of the Russian Civic Chamber from 2005

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He compared football to grandmaster strategy by citing a famous 1991 World Championship match between Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

A sprawling adjacent plot of untouched grass, which city council head Andriy Karpov told Reuters could be used if necessary, is a macabre reminder of the deaths still likely to come.

From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2023

People close to Mr. Karpov, however, have said that he slipped and fell.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

The Soviet Union and Russia soon produced some of the most celebrated and successful grandmasters, including Kasparov, Karpov and Mikhail Botvinnik.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2022

Without moving a pawn, on April 3, 1975, Anatoly Karpov was declared the twelfth World Champion by Dr. Max Euwe, president of FIDE.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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